| Main Entry: | dissect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut up; take apart |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, break up, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dislimb, dismember, dissever, divide, exscind, exsect, lay open, operate, part, prosect, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder |
Antonyms: |
connect, join, mend, sew |
| Main Entry: | dissect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, break down, decompose, decompound, examine, explore, inquire about, inspect, investigate, resolve, scrutinize, study |
| Main Entry: | analyze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break down to components |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, break up, cut up, decompose, decompound, determine, disintegrate, dissect, dissolve, divide, electrolyze, hydrolyze, lay bare, parse, part, resolve, separate, x-ray |
Antonyms: |
assemble, combine, synthesize |
| Main Entry: | carve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut carefully with sharp instrument |
Synonyms: |
block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, dissever, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, insculpt, model, mold, mould, pattern, rough-hew, sculpt, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle |
| Main Entry: | cleave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide, split |
Synonyms: |
carve, chop, crack, cut, dissect, dissever, disunite, divorce, hack, hew, open, part, pierce, rend, rip, rive, separate, sever, slice, stab, sunder, tear asunder, whack |
Antonyms: |
join, meld, unite |
| Main Entry: | cut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise |
Synonyms: |
amputate, behead, bisect, bite, carve, chine, chip, chisel, cleave, clip, crop, curtail, decussate, dice, dispatch, dissect, dissever, divide, facet, fell, flitch, gash, guillotine, hack, hash, hew, intersect, lacerate, lay open, level, lop, massacre, mince, mow, mow down, nick, notch, part, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prune, puncture, quarter, rabbet, raze, reap, rend, rip, rive, saber, saw, scarify, scissor, score, scythe, separate, shave, shear, sickle, skive, slash, slaughter, slay, slice, slit, sliver, snip |
| Main Entry: | decompose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze by taking apart |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, atomize, break down, break up, decompound, disintegrate, dissect, dissolve, distill, resolve, separate |
Antonyms: |
combine, join, put together, unite |
| Main Entry: | dismember |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut into pieces |
Synonyms: |
amputate, anatomize, cripple, disassemble, disjoint, dislimb, dislocate, dismantle, dismount, dissect, divide, maim, mutilate, part, rend, sever, sunder, take down |
Antonyms: |
join |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate, disconnect |
Synonyms: |
abscind, bisect, branch, break, break down, carve, chop, cleave, cross, cut, cut up, demarcate, detach, dichotomize, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dislocate, dismember, dissect, dissever, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divorce, halve, intersect, isolate, loose, part, partition, pull away, quarter, rend, rupture, section, segment, segregate, sever, shear, split, subdivide, sunder, tear, unbind, undo |
Antonyms: |
append, attach, collect, combine, connect, couple, gather, join, link, unite |
| Main Entry: | resolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up one's mind; find solution |
Synonyms: |
agree, analyze, anatomize, answer, break, break down, choose, clear up, clinch, conclude, deal with, decide, decipher, decree, design, determine, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, fix, intend, iron out, lick, make a point of, pan out, pass upon, propose, purpose, puzzle out, remain firm, rule, settle, solve, take a stand, undertake, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, work out, work through |
Antonyms: |
mull, question, waver, wonder |